<p>A White House spokeswoman said that President Donald Trump was informed of the freeze on 800 executions in Iran.</p><p>"The team and the president continue to monitor and all options are on the table," she noted.</p>

<p>The IDF is striking Hezbollah terror targets in several areas in Lebanon. According to the military, the strikes are in response to Hezbollah's repeated violations of the ceasefire understandings. According to local reports, the strikes targeted the village of Sahmar in the western Bekaa valley.</p>

<p>Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in Nahal Oz, it was determined to be a false identification.</p>

<p>Defense Minister Israel Katz signed a proclamation today (Thursday) defining the Iranian government-owned bank Melli as a terrorist organization, at the request of security agencies and on the recommendation of the Headquarters for Combating Economic Terrorism at the Ministry of Defense.</p>

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir renewed his call to pass legislation imposing the death penalty on terrorists, saying it is necessary to deter attacks and protect Israeli citizens and vowing to push the bill forward without delay.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir visited an Arrow missile battery this evening, took part in an exercise, and reviewed the forces’ readiness to defend the home front.

Terrorists threw an explosive device and a Molotov cocktail at a vehicle near Ofra.

December 2025 CPI was flat, with price rises in clothing, vegetables, housing, and transport, and drops in culture, food, and health; rents rose, especially for new tenants.